Chlamydia pecorum, also known as Chlamydophila pecorum[2][3] is a species of Chlamydiaceae that originated from ruminants, such as cattle, sheep and goats.[4] It has also infected koalas and swine.[5] C. pecorum strains are serologically and pathogenically diverse.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Chlamydiota |
| Class: | Chlamydiia |
| Order: | Chlamydiales |
| Family: | Chlamydiaceae |
| Genus: | Chlamydia |
| Species: | C. pecorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydia pecorum Fukushi & Hirai 1992
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In the koalas, C. pecorum causes infections in the reproductive systems and urinary tract, as well as pneumonia, infertility, and death.[7] It is considered one of the most important infectious diseases that currently plagues koalas.[8][9][10] C. pecorum is the most common chlamydial species to infect koalas and is the most pathogenic.[11] In other animals, C. pecorum has been associated with abortion, conjunctivitis, encephalomyelitis, enteritis, arthritis, and polyarthritis.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
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- ^ Mojica, Sergio; Creasy, Heather Huot; Daugherty, Sean; Read, Timothy D.; Kim, Teayoun; Kaltenboeck, Bernhard; Bavoil, Patrik; Myers, Garry S. A. (2011-07-15). "Genome Sequence of the Obligate Intracellular Animal Pathogen Chlamydia pecorum E58". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (14): 3690. doi:10.1128/JB.00454-11. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 3133325. PMID 21571992.
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- ^ Mackie, J. T.; Gillett, A. K.; Palmieri, C.; Feng, T.; Higgins, D. P. (2016-11-01). "Pneumonia due to Chlamydia pecorum in a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)". Journal of Comparative Pathology. 155 (4): 356–360. doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.07.011. ISSN 0021-9975. PMID 27567271.
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- ^ Burach, Fabienne; Pospischil, Andreas; Hanger, Jon; Loader, Jo; Pillonel, Trestan; Greub, Gilbert; Borel, Nicole (2014-08-06). "Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)--organ distribution and histopathological findings" (PDF). Veterinary Microbiology. 172 (1–2): 230–240. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.04.022. ISSN 1873-2542. PMID 24888862. S2CID 9948808.
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- ^ Walker, Evelyn; Moore, Cecily; Shearer, Patrick; Jelocnik, Martina; Bommana, Sankhya; Timms, Peter; Polkinghorne, Adam (2016-09-08). "Clinical, diagnostic and pathologic features of presumptive cases of Chlamydia pecorum-associated arthritis in Australian sheep flocks". BMC Veterinary Research. 12 (1): 193. doi:10.1186/s12917-016-0832-3. ISSN 1746-6148. PMC 5017062. PMID 27608808.
- ^ Polkinghorne, A.; Borel, N.; Becker, A.; Lu, Z. H.; Zimmermann, D. R.; Brugnera, E.; Pospischil, A.; Vaughan, L. (2009-03-16). "Molecular evidence for chlamydial infections in the eyes of sheep". Veterinary Microbiology. Special Issue: Chlamydioses. 135 (1): 142–146. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.034. ISSN 0378-1135. PMID 18945556.
- ^ Berri, Mustapha; Rekiki, Abdessalem; Boumedine, Karim Sidi; Rodolakis, Annie (2009-07-01). "Simultaneous differential detection of Chlamydophila abortus, Chlamydophila pecorum and Coxiella burnetii from aborted ruminant's clinical samples using multiplex PCR". BMC Microbiology. 9 (1): 130. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-9-130. ISSN 1471-2180. PMC 2725139. PMID 19570194.
- ^ Schiller, Irene; Koesters, Robert; Weilenmann, Roseline; Thoma, Rudolf; Kaltenboeck, Bernhard; Heitz, Philipp; Pospischil, Andreas (1997-11-01). "Mixed infections with porcine Chlamydia trachomatis/pecorum and infections with ruminant Chlamydia psittaci serovar 1 associated with abortions in swine". Veterinary Microbiology. 58 (2): 251–260. doi:10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00154-5. ISSN 0378-1135. PMID 9453135.
- ^ Greco, G.; Corrente, M.; Buonavoglia, D.; Campanile, G.; Di Palo, R.; Martella, V.; Bellacicco, A. L.; D’Abramo, M.; Buonavoglia, C. (2008-06-01). "Epizootic abortion related to infections by Chlamydophila abortus and Chlamydophila pecorum in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)". Theriogenology. 69 (9): 1061–1069. doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.018. ISSN 0093-691X. PMID 18374406.
- ^ Marrie, T. J.; Peeling, R. W.; Reid, T.; Carolis, E. De; Investigators, the Canadian Community-Acquired Pneumonia (2003-05-01). "Chlamydia species as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia in Canada". European Respiratory Journal. 21 (5): 779–784. doi:10.1183/09031936.03.00095403. ISSN 0903-1936. PMID 12765420. S2CID 7828355.
Further reading
edit- Polkinghorne, Adam; Bachmann, Nathan L; Fraser, Tamieka A; Bertelli, Claire; Jelocnik, Martina; Gillett, Amber; Funnell, Oliver; Flanagan, Cheyne; Myers, Garry S A; Timms, Peter (8 August 2014). "Comparative genomics of koala, cattle and sheep strains of Chlamydia pecorum". BMC Genomics. 15 (1): 667. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-667. PMC 4137089. PMID 25106440.
- Mohamad, Khalil; Rodolakis, Annie (8 December 2009). "Recent advances in the understanding of Chlamydophila pecorum infections, sixteen years after it was named as the fourth species of the Chlamydiaceae family" (PDF). Veterinary Research. 41 (3): 27. doi:10.1051/vetres/2009075. PMC 2820232. PMID 19995513. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- Mathew, Marina; Waugh, Courtney; Beagley, Kenneth; Timms, Peter; Polkinghornea, Adam (October 2014). "Interleukin 17A is an immune marker for chlamydial disease severity and pathogenesis in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)". Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 46 (2): 423–429. doi:10.1016/j.dci.2014.05.015. PMID 24915607.